it wasn't.
but last night I was watching Vanishing Point on TV and I thought, you know, this really doesn't look like a prequel of TOS. more like a prequel for VOY or DS9. the show wasn't bad, it just didn't get the ambiance and the nuances right.
Here it is: OFFICIAL official word on Star Trek XII?
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it wasn't.
but last night I was watching Vanishing Point on TV and I thought, you know, this really doesn't look like a prequel of TOS. more like a prequel for VOY or DS9. the show wasn't bad, it just didn't get the ambiance and the nuances right.
I'd love to see a new movie soon, ´but just squeezed in in 2011 is not that good either. So, I'll gladly wait for 1012 and hope for JJ being back to direct it then for sure!
And who is Karl Pilkington? Did I miss something? It's not the Karl I'm thinking it is, is it?
If Paramount, and only Paramount, were still controlling all things Trek, they'd probably not want to risk diluting the brand again too soon, and so I'd say you'd be right. But as has been pointed out, Trek films and Trek TV are now controlled by two separate entities. And given the way studios are famous for trying to cash in on another's success, I can't imagine that if we continue to see Trek be extremely profitable for Paramount that CBS will wait too long before attempting to ride the coattails of that success with a new series.
Ahh...Sci Fi.
That has to do with the changing audience in the 35 years from the beginning of TOS to ENT. People changed. Their wants changed. Having something with the same "tone" as TOS wouldn't fly today.
Granted, ENT didn't fly either, but it wouldn't even have gotten that far.
In the absence of rapid fire genre shows on television right now (well, that we like, anyway), my son and I are currently re-watching Enterprise. Sure, he texts a lot during the episodes, but he is 16, after all... 
does he text to you while you're sitting right beside him? if not, he's okay
Thank God no...
Though yesterday he shows up at the Y during my workout. Have to get used to his new-found semi-independence now that he's licensed to drive.
Drive me crazy that is.
Ahh...Sci Fi.
That has to do with the changing audience in the 35 years from the beginning of TOS to ENT. People changed. Their wants changed. Having something with the same "tone" as TOS wouldn't fly today.
Granted, ENT didn't fly either, but it wouldn't even have gotten that far.
Exactly so.
I liked Star Trek Enterprise quite a lot. The series was an unsuccessful first attempt to do much of what the Star Trek film has done very well, which is to bring the Franchise back to basics by returning to the TOS model and then to broaden the appeal of the thing by modernizing it.
Paramount basically recognized in 1999 that Trek had to change drastically in order to succeed again. After Enterprise failed there was nowhere to go other than to reboot it or resign Trek to low-budget exploitation.
oh no, you bought him a car to drive you nuts with?
'93 Ford Explorer--Eddie Bauer edition.
I vote 2011 for a new movie. 3 years is a long time to wait...!
Keep in mind that TV series and movies are apples and oranges much more these days then when everything was under one roof. Viacom and CBS are now two completely different companies with seemingly opposite views of Star Trek
Viacom - Only holds the movie rights to Star Trek and they have done everything in there power to promote Star Trek and it has payed off so far.
CBS - Owns all the primary rights to Star Trek, including TV, Media, Gaming, Books etc.. they hold the cards to Star treks non-movie life. From what I have heard from people that deal with people working for CBS over the past couple years is they just have no interest to do anything major (tv series) with Star Trek and are in observer mode seeing what happens with the film. CBS is even staying away from Scifi in general, how many Scifi shows do you see in there line up? CBS is keeping with its drama and procedurals (Csi etc..) formula, which has worked for them so far. Another example of is, CBS all but trashing startrek.com , firing its staff (Marc, Tim etc..) and keeping it a shell of its former self, heck they did not even allow Viacom to use it (Viacom created its own state of the art site, startrekmovie.com to promote the film) .
I would have liked to have seen the complete rights to Star Trek go to Viacom and nothing for CBS when the split happened 3 years ago but I guess at the time CBS had a better infrastructure to support it. Unless you can absolutely guarantee CBS major profits from a another Star Trek series, don't expect them to do anything for a while.
Viacom - Only holds the movie rights to Star Trek and they have done everything in there power to promote Star Trek and it has payed off so far.
CBS - Owns all the primary rights to Star Trek, including TV, Media, Gaming, Books etc.. they hold the cards to Star treks non-movie life. From what I have heard from people that deal with people working for CBS over the past couple years is they just have no interest to do anything major (tv series) with Star Trek and are in observer mode seeing what happens with the film. CBS is even staying away from Scifi in general, how many Scifi shows do you see in there line up? CBS is keeping with its drama and procedurals (Csi etc..) formula, which has worked for them so far. Another example of is, CBS all but trashing startrek.com , firing its staff (Marc, Tim etc..) and keeping it a shell of its former self, heck they did not even allow Viacom to use it (Viacom created its own state of the art site, startrekmovie.com to promote the film) .
I would have liked to have seen the complete rights to Star Trek go to Viacom and nothing for CBS when the split happened 3 years ago but I guess at the time CBS had a better infrastructure to support it. Unless you can absolutely guarantee CBS major profits from a another Star Trek series, don't expect them to do anything for a while.
You mean there's hope for a new Trek movie free of lens flares and concrete floors on the Enterprise?
No. Abandon ship now.
The lens flares is what made the movie a flop
Oh! If only JJ listened to a bunch of people who know what's best!!! This day would never have happened.
That's not scary. It's called bluffing for a bigger paycheck. And based on this movie he deserves it.
Is there any reason why there couldn't be a concrete floor on a starship?
This is space. So long as its airtight, the ship could be built out of anything. And besides. How do you know it's not some kind of lightweight foam that looks like concrete when cured?
I believe old British warships from Tudor times had brick built cabins on deck.
Yeah, this site really needs to stop with the XII. It's "Star Trek 2" on internal memos at Paramount and now, apparently, in public addresses as well.
